A letter from Pte Robert Rose Urquhart (No.9 Cdo) to his mother after he had been injured

[Known to his family as Bertie and to his fellow Commandos as Bobby. This photo courtesy of his brother Donald].

This letter was written after he had been injured during the fighting at Anzio. Pte Urquhart returned to his unit, 5 troop of No.9 Commando, mid March 1945, only to be killed in action days later on the 2nd April 1945.

In Memory of 2991922 Private 2991922 Robert Rose Urquhart
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and No.9 Commando
who died age 23 on 02 April 1945
Remembered with honour at Ravenna War Cemetery.